Rockville, Maryland - April 2015 - One week in, ErgoDox EZ raises over 85% of its Indiegogo goal to manufacture the first fully assembled ErgoDox keyboard.
ErgoDox is an open-source ergonomic, mechanical keyboard that many techies have come to love. Until now, it has only been available to an elite few who have hours to spend on soldering the keyboard. Its DIY kit is composed of tiny pieces that need to be manually soldered piece by piece. ErgoDox EZ has lined up the manufacturing process to finally allow users to order the keyboard fully assembled.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ergodox-ez-an-incredible-mechanical-keyboard
Applying the original ergonomic ErgoDox design, the keyboard is split into two halves connected by a standard cable. This gives the user the ability to position the keyboard in the most comfortable way to help prevent wrist cramps. Another ergonomic feature is the layout of the keys. These are stacked on top of each other linearly, as opposed to the standard staggered option, to keep from straining fingers. The keys themselves can be programmed to the user's specifications. The ErgoDox mechanical keyboard offers a tactile typing experience miles beyond the typical keyboard.
The ErgoDox EZ's case is made of strong injected-molded ABS plastic (the DIY version uses a 3D printed case, or one made of acrylic plates stacked together). It's also available as a one-handed version for use as a shortcut pad. Early birds can back the campaign to get the ErgoDox EZ for only $190. Not only is ErgoDox EZ cheaper than the kit that users must build themselves - ErgoDox EZ comes with a full 2-year manufacturer's warranty. If the campaign reaches its $50,000 goal, the product will begin shipping December 2015
"ErgoDox is, at its core, a community project, and allowing the community to fund the development of a convenient, ready-made ErgoDox keyboard felt very natural for us," said Erez Zukerman, Co-founder of the ErgoDox EZ project. "The Indiegogo community has been really supportive and with their help we believe we can reach our goal - and I hope we do because we have some pretty awesome stretch goals to offer when that happens."
